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bordeaux

/bɔːˈdəʊ/US/bɔɹˈdoʊ/

bordeaux is the alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux.

Proper noun capitalized: Bordeaux

Bordeaux

  1. The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
  2. A surname from French.

Noun capitalized: Bordeaux

Bordeaux (countable and uncountable, plural Bordeaux or Bordeauxes or Bordeauxs)

  1. A wine coming from that area.
    • We had a nice bottle of Bordeaux last night.
    • Some fine Bordeauxes and Cabernets actually grow smoother as they sit, and are better served seven or eight years old.1989, Upscale: The Successful Black Magazine, page 68
  2. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Bordeaux mixture.
    • The two Bordeauxs used differed only in the percentage of lime which they contained.1898, Annual Report of the New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Stations
    • The patent Bordeauxs which are on the market have not been shown to be any less liable to produce injury than the home-made mixtures, amd many of them have proven quite inefficient in controlling diseases.1911, Station Bulletin, volumes 152–165, page 28
  3. Claret (color).

Forms of bordeaux

Noun
pluralbordeaux
pluralbordeauxes
pluralbordeauxs
pluralBordeaux
pluralBordeauxes
pluralBordeauxs
Proper noun
alternative common nounbordeaux

Origin of bordeaux

Borrowed from French Bordeaux (Middle French Bordeaulx), from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala, from a Proto-Celtic root.

Words formed from bordeaux

Phrases with bordeaux

Words that rhyme with bordeaux

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Questions about bordeaux

What does bordeaux mean?
Bordeaux means the capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
What is bordeaux the alternative letter-case form of?
Bordeaux is the alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux.
What part of speech is bordeaux?
Bordeaux can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce bordeaux?
Bordeaux is pronounced /bɔɹˈdoʊ/ (US).

Words near bordeaux in the dictionary

  1. bordars
  2. Bordas
  3. Bordases
  4. Bordeau
  5. Bordeaus
  6. bordeaux
  7. Bordeaux mixture
  8. Bordeaux mixtures
  9. Bordeaux turpentine
  10. Bordeauxes
  11. Bordeauxs

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